Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 8: Veteran Congress leader-cum-critic B Janardhan Poojary has vociferously praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called him a true statesman. Ironically, the former union minister gave this statement, soon after offering prayers for a speedy recovery of AICC president Sonia Gandhi at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Temple in Mangaluru on Monday. It's worth mentioning here that Mr Modi

Jeddah, Aug 8: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Sunday issued a series of directives to agencies concerned to address once and for all the cases of distressed workers of companies who have contracts with the government. The king directed the Minister of Labour and Social Development to take necessary measures, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, to oblige contracting

New Delhi, Aug 8: Gujarat, which was ranked first among all States in 2015 for attracting maximum investment intentions' in value terms, has lost its position to Karnataka halfway through this calendar year. Gujarat received investment intentions worth only Rs.21,309 crore during January-June 2016, while Karnataka — which topped the list — received over thrice that amount, or Rs.67,757 crore

Allahabad, Aug 8: Police has arrested the manager of a school here who refused to allow recital of national anthem on Independence Day, while authorities today began proceedings for sealing the school, which was allegedly running illegally, and stepped up security due to tension in the area. Zia-ul Haq, manager of MA Convent School in Baghara locality, was booked under the Prevention of Insults to

Mangaluru, Aug 8: One person was killed and another person was critically injured after the car in which they were travelling met with an accident at Koinadu near Sullia on the outskirts of the city on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Ashraf, son of Abbas from Karaya in Uppinangady. According to sources, the ill-fated car driven by Ashraf smashed into a lorry from behind on

Mangaluru, Aug 8: After the success of last year's Mangalore Premier League cricket tournament, the Karnataka Regional Cricket Academy is gearing up to host the MPL-2016 with further added attractions from December 17 to 31 this year at Dr B R Ambedkar Cricket Stadium, near NMPT, on the outskirts of the city. Announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, Sirajuddin and Imthiyaz, the office

Yadgir, Aug 8: In a shocking incident, a teenage girl died after a snake bit her in Yadgir district on Sunday. The victim has been identified as Renuka Gurikar (18), a resident of Gurikardoddi near Kakkera village in Surpur taluk in Yadgir. The incident occurred when the girl was preparing to offer puja during the Nagara Panchami festival. A case has been registered in the Kodekal police station

Mangaluru, Aug 8: A local court here has sentenced a North Indian youth to life imprisonment for murdering his colleague-cum-roommate at Mannagudda, here nearly six years ago. The first additional district and sessions' court, which had announced its verdict finding Sandeep Soni (31) from Haryana guilty of murdering his colleague Rohitash Kumar on Friday, announced the quantum of punishment the

Bhatkal, Aug 8: In spite of stern warning to so called cow protectors by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a group of Hindutva activists on Sunday assaulted a cattle transporter near a village in Kumta of Uttara Kannada district. Eyewitnesses said that around 100 people stopped a vehicle near a temple in Hosa Haravatta, in which two cows and a calf were being transported. Among those present were

Mysuru, Aug 8: The city police on Sunday foiled a beef-eating festival organised here to protest against the public flogging of Dalits in Una, Gujarat. A strong police contingent was deployed at Town Hall, the proposed venue of the beef-eating festival that was to be held by the Dalit Welfare Trust and other organisations. When an autorickshaw carrying the beef dish reached the venue, the police